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Crew-8
All launches
SpaceX

Crew-8

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
T-minus to liftoff

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Mar 4, 03:53:38 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
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Mission

SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:45:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:42:00

Crew Access Arm Retract

T-00:39:00

Dragon LES Arm

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:05:00

Dragon Internal Power

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:00:58

Max-Q

T+00:02:26

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:37

SES-1

T+00:02:43

Booster Boostback Burn Startup

T+00:03:30

Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

T+00:06:16

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:27

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:21

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:07:38

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:49

SECO-1

T+00:11:55

Dragon Separation

T+00:12:43

Dragon Nosecode Open

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WindowMar 4, 03:53:38 UTC→Mar 4, 03:53:38 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608, -80.604
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
Q

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go90%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp81°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

8800% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15665 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 11519–20083 ft (8564 ft thick) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · NewB1083
active1st flight
Flights16
Landings16/16100%
Fastest turn23d
Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 15 km downrange

Booster first flown during the Crew-8 mission.

Previous flights · 15
  1. #16Starlink Group 6-90+43d 5hJRTIDec 11, 2025
  2. #15Starlink Group 10-37+56d 4hJRTIOct 29, 2025
  3. #14Starlink Group 10-22+52d 6hASOGSep 3, 2025
  4. #13Dror-1+32d 15hJRTIJul 13, 2025
  5. #12Starlink Group 12-24+31d 6hJRTIJun 10, 2025
Upper Stage · Crew Dragon 2C206Crew Dragon Endeavour
Active
6 flights· International Space Station

Crew Dragon 6 is the Crew Dragon spacecraft launched on the SpaceX DM-2 demonstration mission to the ISS.